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Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek καθαρός (katharós, “pure, clean”) This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Why applied to birds of this genus?
Proper noun
Catharus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Turdidae – migrant thrushes of North America and nightingale-thrushes of Central and South America.
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